Time-out Tuesday

Due to the country"™s ailing economy, many people are working more hours for less pay. In addition, the workplace atmosphere can be tense and laced with uncertainty. With corporate cutbacks the norm, it is easy to feel pressured to perform. Now weekends are routinely sacrificed to ensure stellar performance at the workplace.

But sometimes you should say "no" to productivity and "yes" to procrastination. (Note that today is Wednesday, not "time-out" Tuesday.) During this time-out, I introduce to you my 8-year-old dog, Freddy. He is a corgie and basset hound mix which makes him a Corset. In some circles, he is known as a Baggie, although this is rare due to trademark infringement.

Corsets are known to be alert and confrontational. In fact, this gopher tortoise was shaking in his shell after a 2-minute showdown with fierce Freddy. Hats off to the attentive Corset breed, for all could have been lost to the subversive gopher tortoise.